Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : February 19, 1959

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.8a ~

FOR MiEDIATE RELEASE
February IP, 1959.
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

Federal Reserve
District

Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Four weeks
Jan. 1
One week ending
ending
to
,
Feb. .
Feb. 14
Feb. 14141 Feb. 71 Jan. 311 Jan, 24
+
+
+
r+

2
h
3
4

1
3
5
5

+
+
+
+

3
3
7
1

+ 8
7
+ 5
+10

+
+
+
+

7
7
k
8

+ k
+16
+13
+15

+ h
+11
+11
+13

+ 3
+11
+ 9
+13

+ 5

+ 8

+ 7

+
+
+
-

- 8
+ 1
+ 8
+12

+ 7
r+ 6
r+ k
r+11

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+ 3
+ 6
+ 6
+11

+
r+
+
+

8
5
o
8

+11
+ 9
+ 6
+22

+11
+10
- 1
- 1

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

+ 9
+13
+16
+10

r+ 4
r+ 8
+ 7
r+14

- 2
+ 8
+ 7
+13

+ 8

+ 9

+ 8

U. S. Total

+
+
+
+

3
1
5
8

Boston
hew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

i

+

U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 19k7-k9 = 1001959
Jan. 17
•-r Jan. 2k
. Jan. 31
Feb. 7
Feb. 1U

116
io$
106
108
111

1958
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

18
25
1
8
15

110 .
100
99
103

1957
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

19
26
2
9
16

107
103
100
108
109

r—Revised.
1/ Comparison period begins with January 5-10 week in 1959 and with January 6-11
week in .1958.
2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see
Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. 412-421.
Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks.